Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-25
HORSE GOSSIP.

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a toboRgan slide and hold II Canadian car
nival.
w. l.. Scott has decided to sell all of his
horses in training, including Teatray,
Satan and Torchlight.
George Hall, Boston, Mass, has pur-
chased from parties in Maine tor s9250,
the gr. m. Maud L., 2:30, by Gray Dan.
Wells Fargo, b g., record In, by George
NJ. Patchen, Jr., has been purchased by
General Eman Of Australia at San Fran
cisco.
! j. II. Temple has sold to II. A. Hutchins
of New York, the b. z. Albert Franc, rec
ord 22O14 and to William Campbell, his
former partner, the blk. <. j. Y.
The well known horse Sandoval died at
the farm of +. 7. Cocks, Barry, H., on
October II He was foal of 1881, and
was by Springbok, dam Emma SAMSON.
II. G. Grants b. <. Kenilworth, record
2 IS, and Sire Brothers b. m. Bosalind
| Wilkes trot for $1,000 side at Fleet
wood Park, New YORK, on Thanksgiving
day.
Kellar Thomas, North Middletown, KY,
has sold to Canadian party the three
year-old colt DR.. Carver, by New York
| Dictator, out of the liam of Mamie Tai
bolt, fer $500.
The st Louis Fair ASSOCIATION cleared
S42 643 % at its recent running meeting,
and has decided to hang up $4,000 in
stakes and purses Tor ten days racing at
the spring meeting of 1883.
| In Australia trotters are handicapped
as are foot-races in this country. There
are not enough trotters TO afford good
sport If divided into classes. A 2:30 horse
| is worth twice as much money in Austria
! liz as in America.
The fine yearling colt by Mambrno
| Archie, owned by Thomas Mcclure of
West Corn wall which attracted much at
tentiun at the Horse Breeders meeting in
| Rutland and State fair in Bullingt or, has
! recently been sold to parties III MiuuIe-
bury for $500
The Coney Island Jockey club has open
ed the iuturity stakes for the autumn
meeting of 1890 at Sheepshead Bay. The
stakes will close January |, 1883, and the
club has added SIP 800, Of which $500
goes to the breeders of the winner ana
| the second horse
Charles Blouqhton, Cleveland, O., has
sold to George Hall, Boston, Mas, the
bay gelding Artist, by jefferson Prince,
for $4,000. John Splau has sold to j. b.
Travers, Chicago, the brown gelding
Duke, by George Wilkes, dam by AmerI-
can Clay, Price, $500.
The Illinois-bred PAGER Jenny Lind ly
| Lonpstrider recently paced at Scranton,
Pa, for special purse against Trinkett's
record Of 2:2Ol4, the best mile ever trOtted
or paced over that track. Jenny Lind did
the uick IL 2.19l3, pacing the first half in
100.
Peter Cnrran, who purchased Phyllis,
215l5, for Prince Smith Of Austria, for
$4,000, says that the intention was to get
the mare into Germany without exciting
comment and to start her in series OF
races there. The groom who had charge
of the mare on the steamer neglected her,
and she died and was thrown overheard
The news that the great Victorian Der
by, run at Melbourne on October %, was
won by Mr.. Gannon's brown colt, Austria
liam Peer, is an event of more than ordl-
nary importance, especially to Americans,
as the race is the greatest three year-old
| event in Australia and the winner is a son
of Mr.. j. b. Haggin's stallion Darebin,
which he imported to California from
Australia in September, 1856, at a large
figure, and many of his best mares, IN
Guiding Miss Woodford, are now i'll foal
TO the champion of Australia.
Hon August Belmont has purchased
from Messrs. Appleby & johnson the bay
geding Racelund. AS the latter only re-
Gently bought him for 200, it is safe to
assume his new owner paid an advance,
which will make Raceland the highest
priced thoroughbred gelding ever sold in
this country, the price previously realized
having just equaled the $500 paid for
Drake Carter. With Raceland, George
Oyster, MagnetiZer, Prince Royal aud
| Itlluud III IL TIC ptIllOuI SldUlC
be heard from next season.
Allen Maid the brilliant Vermont PAGER,
whose achievements this season have pre-
viously been recorded, was the first foal
of AshleY's Ethan Allen, son of Hola-
birds Ethan Allen, got by him in his two
year-old form.
Mambrino Dudley started at Narragan-
sett Park, November ., to beat his record
of 220 1-2 and succeeded, trotting in 2:lg
81. The last halt was trotted in 100 2.
His sire, Woodford Mambrino, attained
his record of 2:2l l-2 after long service
in the stud.
Guy Wilkes, 2;15 Ia, and his son, Sable
Wilkes, 2:lS, have the fastest combined
records for sire and son, 433 t. The
honor formerly belonged to Robert Nc
Gregor, 2;l7 ,, aud son, Benny McGreg
or, 2l6 total, 4:33 IL.
California now has the honor of having
the best trotting records at one, tive
three and four-years-old, viz Nearling
Norlaine, 23l IL; two-years-old, Wild
flower, 2;2l three year-old, Sable Wilkes
2:1S; 4-year old, Manzanita, 2:s
The yearling trotting record goes bach
to California again. N0rlaine, a bay tilly
foaled at Palo Alto, February Il, 1856
trotted mile at the Bay District course
San Francisco November II, in the phe
nomenal time of 23l -. The youngstel
was sired by Norval he by Electioneer-
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Mes senger Duroc and Green Mountain
Maid. The FLY is owned by Hen. Leland
Stanford
The mile to wagon in 2:lS, recently made
by Belle Hamlin and Justlna, constitute!
a record The best double harness recorC
is 215 3 4, and it was made at Fleetwood
Park. November IA, 1854, by MaXey Cobb
and Meta Medium, driven 10 skeleton
wagon by John Murphy. Previous t
this the record was .2;lG IA, made by Ed
ward and Dick Swiveller. The 2:lS Of
Belle Hamlin and Justina is remarkable
because the driver is the owner of the
mares and he is 6S years Old. The sire OF
Belle IIamlin and Justina, Hamln's AL
mont jr., is owned at Village Farm, and
the sire of The dam of each, Hamlln Is
Patchen was long owned there.
+. p. Mudgett of East Fletcher, fur
nishes the following notes regarding Col
umbus, suggested by the communities
ton of G. ID. S. of Castleton ALLOW
me to say that the old horse known rs
Old Columbus was brought to Cambridge,
about 40 years since, from Canada, by